The Ultimate List of Microsoft 365 Promotions and Discounts - Updated: Oct. 9, 2026

Updated: October 9, 2026

What’s new in this update: Microsoft ended its Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft 365 E7, and enterprise Microsoft 365 Copilot promotions on September 30, 2026, so we removed them from this list. Growth margin went live on October 1, 2026. It changes partner economics, and Microsoft states that customer pricing remains unchanged.

Still available: the Microsoft 365 E3 promotions (20% off a 1-year term and 10% off a 3-year term), the Copilot Business and Business Basic + Copilot Business promotions, and the Purview Suite for Business Premium offer all run through December 31, 2026.

New and expanded: a 7.5% partner promotion on the Defender Suite and Purview Suite for Business Premium, nonprofit Copilot discounts of an additional 15% to 40%, and usage-based billing turning on by default for new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business licenses starting December 1, 2026. Details come from Microsoft’s October 2026 Partner Center announcements.

We’ve compiled this list of the latest Microsoft 365 promotions and discounts designed to help businesses reduce costs while upgrading productivity, security, and AI capabilities. These limited-time offers provide significant savings across Microsoft 365, Copilot, security suites, and business plans.

Why Take Advantage of these Microsoft 365 Promotions?

These Microsoft promotions allow organizations to:

• Reduce licensing costs across enterprise and SMB plans
• Accelerate adoption of Microsoft Copilot (AI)
• Enhance security, compliance, and data governance
• Lock in long-term pricing with multi-year terms
• Scale Microsoft 365 deployments affordably

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Active Promotions at a Glance

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Microsoft 365 Enterprise Promotions

Targeted Microsoft 365 E3 Incentives

Microsoft is offering a defined promotional discount for organizations upgrading to Microsoft 365 E3 to enhance productivity and collaboration across the business.

• Promotion: 20% off Microsoft 365 E3 on a one-year term.
• Eligibility: Targeted offer for select customer accounts purchasing between 250 and 9,999 Microsoft 365 E3 licenses. Confirm eligibility before quoting.
• Requirement: One-year subscription commitment through the CSP program. Annual or monthly billing available.
• Validity: Through December 31, 2026.

Microsoft 365 E3 (3-Year Term)

To support long-term planning, Microsoft offers a three-year subscription option for Microsoft 365 E3, allowing organizations to stabilize costs over a longer commitment window.

• Promotion: 10% off Microsoft 365 E3 on a three-year term.
• Eligibility: New-to-offer customers purchasing between 100 and 9,999 licenses.
• Requirement: Three-year subscription commitment through the CSP program.
• Validity: Through December 31, 2026.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Promotions

Microsoft 365 Copilot Nonprofit Tiered Discounts

Microsoft has introduced nonprofit-specific CSP promotions that stack on top of the existing 15% nonprofit discount on Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving mission-driven organizations deeper savings the larger their deployment.

• Promotion: An additional 15%, 20%, 30%, or 40% off Microsoft 365 Copilot for nonprofits, layered on top of the standard 15% nonprofit discount included with the Microsoft 365 Copilot nonprofit SKU. The tier depends on the seat count purchased.
• Eligibility: Validated nonprofit customers. Previously, nonprofits had to choose between nonprofit pricing and a commercial promotion. Eligible customers can now receive both. Partners must confirm nonprofit eligibility, base SKU, pricing type, and promotion ID in Partner Center before quoting.
• Validity: Through December 31, 2026.

Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot (July 2026 Update)

Microsoft Makes Copilot a Permanent Part of Microsoft 365 Business

Microsoft is simplifying AI adoption for small and medium-sized businesses by making Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot and Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot permanent offerings starting July 1, 2026.

These bundled subscriptions integrate Microsoft Copilot directly into the Microsoft 365 experience, making it easier for organizations to deploy AI-powered productivity tools without relying on short-term promotional offers or separate Copilot add-ons.

Promotion Details

Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot

• Status: New permanent SKU
• Price: $23.50 per user/month
• Eligibility: Up to 300 users
• Availability: Beginning July 1, 2026
• Subscription Term: Annual commitment with annual billing

Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot

• Status: New permanent SKU
• Price: $32.00 per user/month
• Eligibility: Up to 300 users
• Availability: Beginning July 1, 2026
• Subscription Term: Annual commitment with annual billing

New Promotion: Microsoft 365 Business Basic + Copilot Business

Organizations looking for an affordable way to introduce AI into their business can take advantage of a new promotional bundle that combines Microsoft 365 Business Basic with Microsoft Copilot Business.

• Promotion: 25% discount
• Promotional Price: $21.00 per user/month
• Eligibility: Available to Microsoft 365 Business customers with 1–300 users
• Validity: Available through December 31, 2026
• Requirements: Annual subscription commitment with annual billing

Extended Promotion: Microsoft Copilot Business

Microsoft has also extended its standalone Microsoft Copilot Business promotion, giving organizations additional time to deploy AI across their teams.

• Promotion: 15% discount
• Promotional Price: $18.00 per user/month
• Eligibility: Available to organizations with 1–300 users
• Validity: Extended through December 31, 2026
• Requirements: Annual subscription commitment with annual billing

New: Copilot in 30 Trial for Small Businesses

Copilot in 30 is a partner-led trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot Business. It gives organizations with fewer than 300 employees a 25-user, 30-day trial so teams can test real use cases before a wider rollout. Microsoft lists the trial as available through the CSP program through December 31, 2026.

New: Usage-Based Billing Becomes the Default for New Copilot Business Licenses

Starting December 1, 2026 (moved from the previously announced November 2), usage-based billing is enabled by default for new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business licenses purchased through CSP, including standalone licenses and bundles. Pay-as-you-go is the default configuration, which helps customers use eligible experiences such as Copilot Cowork with less billing setup.

• Default spending limit: 4,000 Copilot Credits per user per month. Admins can adjust it.
• Availability: The change begins rolling out in supported markets. It is initially not available in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain.

Why This Matters for SMBs

These updates make AI more accessible for small and medium-sized businesses. By embedding Copilot directly into Microsoft 365 Business plans and extending promotional pricing on Copilot Business, organizations can simplify licensing, improve productivity, and scale AI adoption more easily.

Security & Compliance Promotions

Microsoft 365 Purview Suite for Business Premium

Organizations that have adopted the Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Copilot Business bundle, or Microsoft 365 Copilot on its own, can now add enterprise-grade data security, compliance, and governance at a steep discount.

• Promotion: Up to 50% off.
• Eligibility: Available to organizations that license Microsoft 365 Business Premium together with Copilot Business or Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Validity: December 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026.

New: Security Suites for Microsoft 365 Business Premium (7.5% Partner Promotion)

Starting October 1, 2026, Microsoft introduced 7.5% promotional CSP pricing on Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium and Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium. The promotion is built into partner quoting and pricing, which gives partners more room to compete on small and medium-sized business security deals.

• Promotion: 7.5% promotional CSP pricing on Defender Suite and Purview Suite for Business Premium.
• Eligibility: Eligible CSP direct bill partners and distributors selling to customers with fewer than 300 seats. Microsoft’s Commercial Partner Incentives Guide governs eligibility, availability, and terms. Partners decide how to reflect the pricing in their offers.
• Validity: Began October 1, 2026. Confirm the current end date in Partner Center.

Enterprise Consumption & AI Scaling Incentives

Microsoft Sentinel 50GB Commitment Tier

Microsoft Sentinel offers promotional commitment pricing for organizations managing smaller data volumes, making SIEM capabilities more accessible for small and medium enterprises.

• Promotion: Up to 32% off.
• Eligibility: All commercial customers; can be applied to new or existing Microsoft Sentinel purchases. Promotional pricing varies by region.
• Requirement: Must be purchased within the promotional window to lock in the rate. See Microsoft’s Sentinel pricing page for current details.
• Validity: Purchase window runs October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026. Locked-in promotional pricing holds through March 31, 2027, regardless of when within the window the purchase was made.

Microsoft Agent Prepurchase Plan (P3)

Organizations scaling AI-agentic workloads can secure tiered discounts by pre-purchasing Agent Commit Units (ACUs). These units provide a unified, predictable way to manage costs across heterogeneous AI services, including Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, and GitHub.

• Promotion: Tiered savings based on the volume of commit units purchased; the more units purchased, the greater the discount.
• Eligibility: Organizations with predictable AI and agentic workload usage patterns seeking to stabilize consumption costs.
• Validity: One-year commitment term with options for automatic renewal.

Additional Microsoft Promotions

Windows 365 Business Edition

Microsoft is offering a deeper discount on Windows 365 Business to lower the barrier to entry for small and medium-sized businesses.

• Promotion: 25% off.
• Eligibility: New and existing CSP customers.
• Validity: July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Windows 365 Flex and Government Editions

This promotion also returns for Windows 365 Flex, with Government edition support included for eligible U.S. organizations.

• Promotion: 20% off.
• Eligibility: New and existing CSP customers. Windows 365 Government is available in the United States only.
• Validity: July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Dynamics 365 Bridge to Cloud

Microsoft is offering a steep, multi-year discount to help existing Dynamics on-premises customers move to Dynamics 365 online.

• Promotion: 30% off a three-year fixed term (nonrenewable, noncancellable).
• Eligibility: Existing Dynamics on-premises commercial customers (as of September 1, 2024) with a current or active Enhancement Plan. Not available to net-new customers. The customer’s monthly CSP cost must equal or exceed their Enhancement Plan cost at suggested pricing.
• Requirement: Three-year commitment through the CSP program.
• Validity: January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.

Disclaimer: Promotions are offered by Microsoft and are subject to eligibility, availability, and change. Specific details and qualifications may vary by customer region and subscription type. Contact our team to confirm qualification and identify the best discount for your organization.

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